And they say this is love. I've had friends who wereabused, taught children whose mother was abused. This is far too common in today's society. We love and trust and condition and condition again only to find the same circle comes back anew. It is within the victim to notice they are a victim. Your poem hits here...in my heart...where so many have stayed in my past. I just wonder where they are now.
Thank you!
Susan

So very sad...

Just a note I'd like to add, I know the easy answer is to tell these people who are victims of abuse to go to the authourities.However as a few of the reviews mentioned these women are often unable to physically or mentally make that break as easy as most of us would think. Dominance, fear tactics, past histories, family histories etc can all play a part in why they cannot leave. I would never presume to know the reason why they cannot but I do know the abusers should be punished to the highest degree of the law.

Felix

Sighhhhh...to close for comfort!!

Love tinka

A total nightmare that would appear to have only "easy" answers for those of us who stand "outside" of the situations these females find themselves "locked" into. So many co-dependencies involved, often; so often trails of this kind of abuse stalk through generations of women who, for whatever reason, perpetuate situations in on-going viscious cycles. Your paternal, caring, beautiful male heart is on your crushed velvet sleeve again, Pops. Bless you and thank you for keeping such tragedy before our eyes and thoughts. LOL K xx

Sadly in this heartbreaking write is so much truth. Only a loving and caring person as you could present it so well. Thanks for sharing this, it's one write that will linger on, long after it has been read.
Love, Birgit and Roger

What you wrote is very good. But, there are places for people(yes, men women and children) to go for protection from abuse. Most people that are abused are made to think that they deserve it and just sit there and take it, like it is the only way of life for them. I say wise up people and get out before your are killed. Also, on the bullying subject. This cause a lot of problems in schools and it is hard to get the teachers that we have now to do anything about it, especially if the bully belongs to prominent people in the communities. When they started saying that if we punished our children it taught the children that they didn't have to listen to parents, because there is nothing that the parents can do to them without getting into trouble with the law. It is a shame that the world has come to this. The only thing that we can do is just make sure to teach them right from wrong and hope that is enough. And we wonder why the world is like it is. Have a good one. Karen

a very sad yet preventable scenario ... leave him ...

POWERFUL WORDS, Felix. You voice is one that should be heard! Abuse aginst women and children should not be tolerated in a "civilized" country, when it is we fall back into animals.

Thank you on behalf of abused women everywhere!

Bobbi

Felix,

Shattering write--I agree, ZERO TOLERANCE. Well penned heartbreak.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Something for women in these situations to run not walk and report it to the police. These excuses for men need to be castrated and left in solitary confinement for life.

Yes, yes Felix it is time for zero tolerance of such abuses! That it has gone on for so long is Insane! Sweet Oblivion is a powerful tribute to the crime on mankind .. often by men consumed with alcohol that are in no way Kind or Men! Thank you for writing that which needs to be said! Love & Friendship Suzie xox :-)